The world and especially the Latin music has suffered the lost of one of the greatest singers of all time. The Mexican songwriter and singer Juan Gabriel died on August 28, 2016. He died in his home in Santa Monica, California. Juan Gabriel was one of the top earning artist, his music had no boundaries and was spread worldwide.
Juan Gabriel's real name was Alberto Aguilera Valadez. He was born on January 7, 1950 in Mexico. At age 5, his mother placed him in an orphanage. There he met a music teacher who inspired and motivated Alberto to enter into the world of music. In honor of his music teacher, Juan Contreras, Alberto decided to change his artistic name to Juan Gabriel honoring both his teacher and his father. As a teenager he suffered from
Juan Seguin- Juan Seguin joined William B.Travis’ army on February 23 in the Battle of the Alamo. He was there for the 13 day siege but he didn't participate in the actual battle. He left to carry a message to the enemy from everyone in the Alamo. The message was that the Texans "shall never surrender or retreat.". Juan got it across and went to get soldiers to help the Texans. By the time he returned. The Alamo had already fallen to Santa Anna’s
Vicente Fernandez is a well know Mexican actor, producer and singer, Vicente is known as the king of ranchera music all over the world. Vicente started singing on the streets when he was a young boy for tips, Vicente came from a very poor family, he was forced to drop out of fifth grade to support his family. He got little jobs around his home town. He says he would stop cars and offer to sing to them for a few pesos in Guadalajara, but has now won seven Latin Grammys and one Grammy. Vicente was born in huentitan el alto Jalisco, Mexico February 17 1940. He grew up in his father’s ranch in Guadalajara, at age eight Vicente got his inspiration from Pedro Infante when his mom took him to see one of his favorite movies. Pedro infant was a
Latino’s haven’t always had it easy in America, some were luckier than others. Hector Garcia growing up was one of the lucky ones. His parents were educators but their credentials were denied. They resorted to teaching their kids inside the home. The Garcia kids were pushed by their parents to become doctors, so they could have a better future. Hector Garcia graduated from the University of Texas and did his residency in Omaha, Nebraska. Garcia volunteered as a infantry officer during world war two, but was denied to practice medicine while in the army. He was eventually able to serve as a medical corps officer before he was dismissed
Hook: “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor”-Franklin D Roosevelt. Introduce Topic: Juan Cabrillo had mapped out the California coasts, discovered a port and named it San Miguel until it was named San Diego later on. Background info: Cabrillo was a Portuguese soldier who lived in Spain and later explored the coasts of California. The point of Cabrillo’s exploration was to find treasures on the California coasts and to claim land for the Spanish Government. Thesis: Cabrillo accomplished three things; discovering San Diego bay, mapping the coasts of California, and claiming land for Spain.
Juan Luis Guerra was born in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic on June 7, 1957. When he graduated from high school, he went to the Autonomic University of Santo Domingo, enrolling in courses in Philosophy and Literature. The course attracted many young freshmen still unsure of what they eventually want to do. A year later he found what his real passion was and moved to the Music Conservatory in Santo Domingo. He later had further education and decided to go to Boston, Massachusetts to go to Berklee College of Music.
Selena Quintanilla Pérez was a performer. She was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. Her life was filled with music and success. She had one brother and one sister, named A.B. Quintanilla and Suzette Quintanilla. Her mother's name was Marcella, and her father's name was Abraham Quintanilla. Her brother, and her sister were both in the band with her, and her father was the manager. Her father discovered her singing talent while he played his guitar and she sung along with him. After that, he bought instruments for his kids, and forced them to practice music, with the Brother playing the guitar, and the sister playing drums. Selena's whole childhood was based off of singing, and performing at weddings and small events.
(3 POV) Jose Casas was just a normal boy who just wanted fulfilled his dreams, and have a good life. Throughout his teenage years he wasn’t really like the others at school. He was just a 17 year old who wanted to finish school and go to practice and play sports.
Selena Quintanilla was born in Lake Jackson, Texas on April 16, 1971 in a hispanic Mexican-American family, she was the youngest of three children. She is known as the “Queen of Tejano Music.” She was a latin recording artist that was loved by many people and she had a wonderful voice. She died on March 31, 1995 at aged 23 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The founder of her fan club, Yolanda Saldivar shot Selena. Yolanda was managing her boutique in San Antonio, she shot Selena because she was about to be fired for embezzling money. Selena’s father was a singer with the original Los Dinos so she love music and became a singer. When she was about nine years old her father created a group named Selena Y Los Dinos. Her family owned a restaurant in
On January 1,1995 My 22 year old brother Joseph Gonzales was born in Minnesota . He is now in college and loves to play football.In the summer he likes to help out Horizon high school camp for football . When he was in horizon high school he played football and he Knows all the coaches. Alos he wants to be a cop .
Hello, everyone my name is Gabriel Fuentes and I am a criminal justice major. The reason i am taking this course is that I am very interested with our criminal law system and how it operates With my free time I love to skate, surf and read, my future planes are to become part of the United States Marshall fugitive task force unit.
Although we all know Selena Quintanilla is no longer living her family and friends still are finding ways to keep her spirit alive. Selena a beautiful Mexican woman was born April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. When Selena was 10 years old, she became the lead singer in her family band called Selena Y Los Dinos. Even though Selena and her band were so young they started out playing at weddings and clubs. Selena grew up in America so her father Abraham Quintanilla made her first language to be English. Abraham still wanted all his children to be in touch with their own culture so he started to teach all of them Spanish. When Selena got older her upbeat spirit and crazy beautiful outfits won over the Latino community. Everybody wanted to be
Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, 1971, and was the youngest child in her family. Her father realized her musical talent when she was about six years old, and after a while their family formed a band. With A.B. Quintanilla, her brother, playing the guitar, and Suzette Quintanilla, her sister, on the drums they
Richard Ramirez was born on February 29, 1960 in El Paso, Texas. Richard was a mexican/american serial killer waiting for his death at San Quentin state prison. Richard was known for “Richie” or “The Night Stalker”.
Tejano music by itself was a difficult genre of music to produce, but for a women to do it, was astonishing. Unlike Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Selena was born in the United States. Selena was born on April 16, 1971, and grew up in Lake Jackson, Texas. She originally wanted to be a fashion designer and felt that that was her true calling; but when her father, Abraham Quintanilla, heard her sing, he knew that she would become a singer. If it were not for her siblings, brother: Abraham III Quintanilla and sister: Suzette Quintanilla, she would have not gotten into the music business. Like other Hispanic children born in her time, she did not know how to speak, read or write Spanish. Therefore her father began teaching her how to speak, read, write and understand Spanish to sing Tejano music, a genre popular during this time. As she started learning and practicing every day, she began to understand it and knew how to express the lyrics on stage. Her dream of being a fashion designer came true on January 27, 1994, when the house at 4926 Everhart in Corpus Christi, Texas, was turned into a beauty salon and boutique. A place where women could walk in however they were, and have some girl time like when they were little, and come out transformed with a new Selena outfit, hair done and nails done, pampered to perfection. She always thought women should be pampered every day and treated like queens. Selena’s favorite Quote was, “be your best at all times” (Jones 221). She lived up to this quote and treated everyone the way she wanted to be treated. Unfortunately, she died on March 31, 1995, in a homicide. Selena was shot by the founder of the Selena fan club, Yolanda
Selena’s childhood was unlike most kids childhood, it was all about music. Selena was born April 16th, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. Selena’s childhood was pretty much all about music. She joined the family band, Selena Y Los Dino's, when she was 10 years old. The band started out as just playing weddings, clubs, etc. Selena learned to sing in Spanish so the family band could resonate better in the Latino community. Eventually, Selena learned to speak fluent Spanish. Selena ended up graduating from American School of Correspondence. Then got enrolled by Pacific Western University at the age of 17. Selena was a very smart girl in her childhood. You can tell Selena loved her music.